Wake Forest now knows exactly when its meeting with Merrimack will kick off.
The ACC announced Week 10 start times, and the Deacons will host the Warriors on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Allegacy Financial Stadium. The game will air on ACC Network.
It will be the first matchup ever between the two programs. Wake Forest is one of the ACC’s top teams, while Merrimack enters looking for a major upset and a shot at added national attention.
Merrimack, an independent FCS program, came into the season hoping to prove it could hang around without a conference. That test came quickly against Rhode Island, and the Rams rolled to a 34-7 win over the Warriors.
The Warriors have also seen several other strong FCS opponents, including No. 1-ranked Tarleton State, and the results have not shown they can consistently beat top teams. Still, they are coming off a home win over New Hampshire and will try to keep building momentum when they play Wagner on Halloween.
Wake Forest has its own business to handle before Merrimack arrives. The Deacons play Virginia this weekend at Allegacy Financial Stadium, and that game should provide a stiff test before the matchup with the Warriors the following week.
The schedule ahead gets even sharper after that. Wake Forest’s next big challenge comes Nov. 14, when it travels to Dallas to face No.
22 SMU. The Deacons also still have games at Georgia Tech on Nov. 21 and against Duke on Nov. 28, both listed as TBA.
Wake Forest’s slate now reads: Sept. 3 vs.
Akron (W, 38-16)
Sept. 12 at Purdue (W, 38-36, 2OT)
Sept. 18 vs. No.
5 Miami (L, 33-20)
Sept. 26 at No.
16 Louisville (W, 30-27)
Oct. 3 vs.
Stanford (W, 57-3)
Oct. 10 at NC State (W, 38-14)
Oct. 17 at Cal (W, 41-7)
Oct. 31 vs.
Virginia, 3:45 p.m. ET on ESPN or ESPN2
Nov. 7 vs. Merrimack, 3:30 p.m.
ET on ACC Network
Nov. 14 at No.
22 SMU, TBA
Nov. 21 at Georgia Tech, TBA
Nov. 28 vs. Duke, TBA
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